Keywords: USS North Carolina (BB-55) in May 1941.jpg The U S Navy battleship USS North Carolina BB-55 photographed during her shakedown cruise May 1941 The battleship is framed by an escorting destroyer's deck 12 7 cm/38 gun barrel and a crewman Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/photos/images/k13000/k13972c htm 80-G-K-13972 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1941-05 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy see at this http //www history navy mil/branches/org11-2 htm site all Pictures in the Online Library of Naval Historical Center are public domain USS North Carolina BB-55 World War II color photographs of the US Homefront |